Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Thursday, January 22nd, 2026
Kelly Tope Named Senior Director of Franchise Development for 9round Franchising
Posted: February 14, 2022 in Chains
GREENVILLE, S.C. - 9Round Franchising, LLC, has announced Kelly Tope as the Senior Director of Franchise Development. Bringing over 25 years of franchising experience to the position, Tope will play an integral part in advancing the development and growth of 9Round and implementing new sales strategies. Read More...
VASA Fitness Opens Milestone 50th Club in Joliet, Illinois
Posted: February 13, 2022 in Chains
DENVER, CO - VASA Fitness announces it has achieved its 50th club milestone with the opening of its newest club in Joliet, Illinois, its second location in Illinois after the opening in Villa Park last month. VASA Joliet is a brand new facility with more than 60,000 square feet of premium fitness amenities offering something for everyone all under one roof. VASA recently announced plans to open new facilities in New Berlin, Wisconsin; Indianapolis, Indiana; Centennial, Colorado; Lehi, Utah and expand its facility in Saratoga Springs, Utah. Read More...
Planet Fitness Completes Acquisition of Sunshine Fitness and Refinancing Transaction
Posted: February 10, 2022 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:PLNT) (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") announces that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Sunshine Fitness Growth Holdings, LLC ("Sunshine Fitness") and refinancing transaction. Sunshine Fitness was the first franchisee in the Planet Fitness system and has been backed by TSG Consumer Partners since 2017. Sunshine Fitness operates 114 locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina that are now combined into the current Planet Fitness company-owned portfolio, which is predominantly located in the Northeast. Read More...
Life Time Signs Letter of Intent for $175 Million in Sale-Leaseback Transactions
Posted: February 9, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. ("Life Time" or the "Company") (NYSE: LTH) announces that Life Time has entered into a non-binding letter of intent for the sale-leaseback of four properties in transactions valued at $175 million with an institutional real estate investor that has entered into multiple sale-leaseback transactions with the company previously. Read More...
Workout Anytime to Open in Venice, Florida
Posted: February 8, 2022 in Chains
VENICE, FL - Workout Anytime, a 24/7 gym headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, is expanding into the Sarasota area this spring. It will operate in an 8,000-square-foot space in the Venice Plaza Shopping Mall. The local franchise owner is Mike King, a two-decade veteran of the fitness industry. He started selling gym memberships right after college, worked his way up and eventually decided to open his own gym business about five years ago. He currently owns and operates four locations in the Asheville, North Carolina, market and one in eastern Tennessee. Read More...
VIDA Fitness Partners with FORTË To Enhance ODYSSEY By VIDA
Posted: February 6, 2022 in Chains
WASHINGTON, D.C. - VIDA Fitness is partnering with FORTË, a white label streaming platform, to enhance and elevate ODYSSEY by VIDA, an alternative membership option that gives unlimited access to virtual classes. FORTË is a fully automated end-to-end white label solution that helps fitness operators seamlessly produce live and on-demand fitness classes. They provide software and hardware, including cameras and lighting, and facilitate the entire installation process. Read More...
Pulse with Pure Barre in Celebration of Heart Health Month
Posted: February 2, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - In support of National Heart Health month this February, Pure Barre, the fastest, most effective full-body barre workout brand, has announced its partnership with WomenHeart, the leading voice for the millions of American Women living with or at risk of heart disease. Read More...
Life Time Expands Chicago Presence with Opening of First Downtown Chicago Athletic Resort at River North
Posted: February 1, 2022 in Chains
CHICAGO, IL - Life Time, the nation's premier Healthy Way of Life brand (NYSE: LTH), has announced its new Chicago flagship and first-of-its-kind healthy lifestyle destination in downtown Chicago is now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Life Time River North at One Chicago is located within the new One Chicago development, the city's tallest residential building. The club was designed with healthy living top-of-mind for kids and adults alike, and it spans 126,000-square-feet across two floors with truly unparalleled, healthy way of life experiences and amenities. Read More...
Announcing Active Wellness Center: The New Front Door to Better Health
Posted: January 28, 2022 in Chains
PETALUMA, CA - Active Wellness is forging new ground with the introduction of the first commercially branded, medically integrated wellness center chain, Active Wellness Center. Active, in partnership with nationally recognized health systems, will grow to better serve today's community health needs by taking a proactive, surround sound approach to optimal wellbeing. With this brand announcement, Active is excited to share that Synergy Health Club by St. Joseph Health is now Active Wellness Center, powered by Providence. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Jacksonville, Florida
Posted: January 27, 2022 in Chains
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Crunch Franchise has announced the opening of Crunch Harbour Village, a $4 million, 32,000-square-foot fitness facility, with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities. Crunch Harbour Village is owned by fitness industry veterans Chad Smith and Craig Pepin-Donat. Read More...
StretchLab Opens 150th Studio and Reaches 500 Signed Franchise Agreements
Posted: January 27, 2022 in Chains
IRVINE, CA - StretchLab, a leading assisted stretching studio, announced it has recently signed its 500th franchise agreement and opened its 150th studio this month. In 2021, the company opened 52 locations and secured over 270 franchise agreements, illustrating the growth and continued demand for assisted stretching, especially following the pandemic which has encouraged millions of people to better prioritize their health and wellness. The 150th studio opened in Lake Pleasant, Arizona on January 24th. Read More...
Kevin Jonell Joins VASA Fitness to Lead Human Resources
Posted: January 26, 2022 in Chains
DENVER, CO - VASA Fitness announced that Kevin Jonell has joined as Vice President of Human Resources, effective immediately. Kevin’s 25-year career experience in human resources and operations has helped him achieve desired business results for companies including 24 Hour Fitness, Vail Resorts, PeopleSoft, Starbucks, University of Denver and BluSky Restoration. Kevin’s role at VASA will leverage his unique experience to ensure its people strategy scales to align with the company’s most critical business initiatives. Read More...
Planet Fitness Prices $900 Million Securitized Financing Facility
Posted: January 26, 2022 in Chains
HAMPTON, N.H. - Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: PLNT) (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company") announced that it has priced $900 million of Series 2022-1 Class A-2 Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes (the "Class A-2 Notes"), which consist of two tranches: the Class A-2-I Senior Secured Notes with an anticipated repayment term of five years, with an aggregate principal amount of $425 million and a fixed interest rate of 3.251% per annum, payable quarterly, and the Class A-2-II Senior Secured Notes with an anticipated repayment term of ten years, with an aggregate principal amount of $475 million and a fixed interest rate of 4.008% per annum, payable quarterly. Read More...
Life Time Expands Kid-Friendly Classes with Launch of Ringside and Warrior Sculpt
Posted: January 24, 2022 in Chains
CHANHASSEN, MN - Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation's premier healthy lifestyle brand, continues bringing more ways for kids to engage in their health by adding to its already robust Kids' programming with the launch of new kids' versions of its most popular group studio classes. Rolling out this month, kids aged 5 to 13 can experience Life Time's exclusive Ringside and Warrior Sculpt classes designed for kids and tweens. Read More...
Crunch Franchise to Open in Tallahassee, to Become City’s Largest Fitness Center
Posted: January 19, 2022 in Chains
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Crunch Franchise announces the Grand Opening of Crunch Tallahassee, a $8 million, 55,000-square-foot fitness facility in the heart of Tallahassee. Crunch Tallahassee is owned by seasoned fitness veterans Brian Hibbard and John Armatas, who own 19 additional Crunch locations nationwide. The new Crunch is located in a renovated space where a former Winn Dixie Space used to be, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art fitness equipment. The facility will be open 24 hours. Read More...
Xponential Fitness Partners With Glofox for International Expansion
Posted: January 18, 2022 in Chains, Suppliers
IRVINE, CA - Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: XPOF), a curator of leading boutique fitness brands across multiple verticals, has selected Glofox, one of the fastest growing fitness business management software platforms, to support its network of franchise partners as it expands internationally into new countries. Read More...
Onelife Fitness Opens First DC location at Art Place at Fort Totten
Posted: January 18, 2022 in Chains
WASHINGTON, D.C. - US Fitness Holdings, LLC, has announced its newest Onelife Fitness Sports Club in Washington, D.C. opened Monday, January 10th. The 40,000-square-foot Sports Club is located at Art Place in Fort Totten. This is the first Onelife Fitness in the District, joining 18 other locations in the DMV. Read More...
HGGC-Backed Grand Fitness Partners Grows with Acquisition of 13 Additional Planet Fitness Locations
Posted: January 13, 2022 in Chains
TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Grand Fitness Partners, one of the largest franchisees within the Planet Fitness system, announces that it has acquired a portfolio of 13 Planet Fitness locations across Virginia from the Asbell Group. The acquisition follows an investment in Grand Fitness by HGGC, a leading middle market private equity firm, in November 2021. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Continues to Climb Entrepreneur’s Annual Franchise 500
Posted: January 12, 2022 in Chains
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Crunch Fitness ranks in the Top 10% of all franchises in Entrepreneur Magazine's 2022 Franchise 500, the world's first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking. The highly competitive Franchise 500 ranks Crunch as #43 for its outstanding performance in unit growth, financial strength and stability and brand power. Read More...
A Healthy Place for All – Life Time Launches ARORA Program for Active Agers
Posted: January 12, 2022 in Chains
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Life Time, the nation's premier Healthy Way of Life brand (NYSE: LTH), has announced the nationwide launch of ARORA. Created for baby boomers and beyond, ARORA was developed for individuals who want to stay active, fit, healthy and social every day of their lives. The launch of ARORA programming and events solidify Life Time's mission and position as the champion for those 90 days to 90+ years in the healthy living, healthy aging and healthy entertainment space. Read More...
